The Veteran's appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been dismissed.,The issues of entitlement to increased disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left-wrist disorder, service connection for left-hand numbness (to include carpal tunnel syndrome), service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), service connection for kidney disorder (to include as secondary to medications prescribed for hypertension and/or an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD), service connection for hypertension (to include as aggravated by an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and/or obstructive sleep apnea), and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD) have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the appeal pertaining to entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II.,The issues of increased disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left-wrist disorder, service connection for left-hand numbness (to include carpal tunnel syndrome), service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), service connection for kidney disorder (to include as secondary to medications prescribed for hypertension and/or an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD), service connection for hypertension (to include as aggravated by an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and/or obstructive sleep apnea), and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD) have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, Left-Wrist Disorder, Left-Hand Numbness (to include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, to include PTSD, Kidney Disorder, Hypertension, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19178097
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders, lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, bilateral radiculopathy of the upper extremities, and bilateral radiculopathy and neuropathy of the lower extremities.
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